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Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

Authored by Kurt Flood

Social Studies

9th Grade

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Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a primary cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

The United States' invasion of Cuba

The Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Cuba

Cuba's decision to nationalize American-owned businesses

The United States placing nuclear missiles in Turkey

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Joseph Stalin

Nikita Khrushchev

Leonid Brezhnev

Mikhail Gorbachev

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The United States invaded Cuba

The Soviet Union removed its missiles from Cuba

Cuba removed its missiles from the Soviet Union

The United States and the Soviet Union went to war

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the United States agree to do as part of the resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Remove its nuclear missiles from Turkey

Invade Cuba

Give Cuba to the Soviet Union

Build more nuclear missiles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis affect the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union?

It led to an immediate war

It worsened their relationship further

It improved their relationship by opening up direct communication lines

It had no effect on their relationship

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba?

To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

To counter the US missiles in Australia and South Korea

To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

To have control over Texas

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